Tuesday, May 20, 2014

An announcement from the Estate of Michael Jackson by the MJ Online Team:

Hello:
As with so many times before, Michael Jackson’s artistry and genius is again at center stage.
The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of promotion for Michael’s
new album, XSCAPE – starting with the premiere of the album’s first
single “Love Never Felt So Good” on the iHeart Music Awards, and
continuing to the performance on the Billboard Awards Sunday night.
These performances were the highlights of both shows and netted Michael
the #1 album on the planet, the #1 spot on iTunes and Spotify and the #1
single/video on iTunes!

Michael’s music is also part of two worldwide advertising campaigns –
Sony Mobile using “Slave To The Rhythm” and Jeep using “Love Never Felt
So Good.” This is an incredible testament to the King of Pop! Our goal
is to reach as many people as possible and to expand the community to
include as many new fans as possible. Given all that has happened in
these last few weeks, that goal has been accomplished. Everyone around
the world is talking about Michael’s music and his achievements!
Our other goal is to use new and innovative ways to create
entertainment on a grand scale that allows the world to experience
Michael’s magic – something that reflects Michael’s love of spectacle
and grandeur and his own desire to be a step ahead of others. The best
entertainment is that which evokes “suspended disbelief”; it’s about
entertainment, not reality. When David Copperfield makes an airplane
disappear, the illusion is no less compelling because it is not real. No
one will ever replace Michael Jackson, the King of Pop. And certainly
no one can dance like the greatest entertainer who ever lived – not even
an illusion. Michael’s music and spirit are immortal, and that has been
proven again these last few weeks. In bringing Michael’s spirit to the
stage, the entire world was reminded of Michael’s genius as a singer, a
dancer, and an innovator who pushed the envelope.

We want to thank the MJ fan community for their continued support for
Michael and wanted to take this opportunity to share some of the things
that we are seeing and reading. The incredible visibility over the last
few weeks as the world has celebrated the release of XSCAPE is amazing.
We hope the fans are as thrilled as we are to see all of this promotion
call attention to Michael’s music. Here are some of the highlights of
the reaction to the Billboard performance. You will soon see the
reaction to the first week sales of XSCAPE.

Good Morning America described the “history making spectacle” like
this: “The technology wowed the audience…it was a bit of Michael
magic…well done, indeed.”
Jackie Jackson said “It was like he was right here with us. I got
teary eyed to see my brother up there. I thought he was there for real.”

And all of this is in addition to the fact that Xscape is #1 in 50
countries; “Slave To The Rhythm” shot from #311 to #39 on the iTunes
charts, and the album is currently #1 worldwide on Spotify as well.

MJOnline
The Official Online Team of The Michael Jackson Estate™~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Updated Note from the Estate distributed by the Official MJ Online Team May 21, 2014, 5:33pm PDT:

Hi MJ Fam:

The Estate has asked us to send you the following note:

"By now, we know that many of you have seenall
of the charts around the world. We are so proud of the way that the MJ
fan community has rallied to support Michael and his legacy by buyingXscape.The
events that you organized were outstanding, and the posts, tweets,
Instagrams, blogs, and other messages encouraging friends and family to
buy, along with your purchases of multiple copies of the album were
instrumental in selling as many units as we did. While we were
disappointed that the record fell just short of claiming Michael's 7th
#1on the Billboard chart,the
album is number one in many territories and is the #1 album in overall
worldwide sales, a feat we are extremely proud of. It's a new world out
there, and the fact thatXscape remains #1 on Spotify and Rhapsody and that the "Love Never Felt So Good" videois#1 on iTunes andin the Top 20 at YouTubecannot
be ignored. The world has rallied again behind Michael's music, and we,
as a community, should be proud of the album's performance this week.We’re only just getting started!"